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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Maxibon, Maxi |
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 16 June 1997 Camden, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Modern pentathlon |
| Club | NSW Modern Pentathlon |
| Coached by | Daniel Esposito |
Max Esposito (born 16 June 1997 in Camden, New South Wales) is an Australian modern pentathlete.[1] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's event.[2] He was the youngest athlete in the race and finished seventh.[3] Esposito has also competed in one Youth Olympic Games and one World Modern Pentathlon Championships.[4]
Early life
[edit]Max Esposito is the brother of Chloe Esposito, who won a gold medal in the women's modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the son of Daniel Esposito, who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the modern pentathlon.[5] Esposito was born in Camden, a town south-west of Sydney.[1] He now lives in the Hungarian city of Budapest.[1] Esposito took up the sport of modern pentathlon at the age of 13.[1]
Competition
[edit]Esposito's first international competition was in 2013 when he competed at the Oceanian Championships in Kazakhstan.[1] He finished in first place and that result, along with another win at the 2014 International Youth A Championships, qualified him for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[1] Esposito finished 17th in the individual boys event and 12th in the mixed relay event.[1] In October 2014 Esposito competed at the 2014 Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne International Youth Championships in Tata, Hungary.[4] He finished fifth in the individual event.[4] On 30 May 2015 in Beijing, China the Asia/Oceania Championships were held.[4] The event doubled as qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4] Esposito won the event and he and his sister Chloe, who won the women's event, became the first Australian athletes to qualify for the 2016 Games.[5] He then competed in the 2015 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in the men's individual event finishing 47th.[4]f Esposito's next major competition was the 2016 Olympics. Coming into the final discipline, the run and shooting combined, he was ranked 17th and conceded a 45 second handicap to the lead athlete.[3] Esposito competed the combined course in the fourth quickest time out of all the athletes and climbed ten places to finish seventh.[6] His total points score was 1462.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Max Esposito / Aus team / Rio 2016". 2016 Australian Olympic Team. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Max Esposito". Rio 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Max Esposito just seconds from bronze in modern pentathlon at Rio Olympics". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Max Esposito". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b Ford, Mazoe (30 July 2015). "Modern pentathlon duo Max and Chloe Esposito first to qualify for 2016 Rio Olympics Australian team". ABC News. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Olympic Games". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Australian modern pentathletes Category:Australian sportsmen Category:Male modern pentathletes Category:Olympic modern pentathletes of Australia Category:Modern pentathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics